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The Daydream View was announced at a Google press event last month alongside the Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL. Like the Samsung Gear VR, the Daydream View allows users to drop in a Daydream-ready smartphone—like the Pixel lineup and the ZTE Axon 7—and view virtual reality content. It also comes with a controller so you can interact with what's on screen.

Google says more Daydream-ready smartphones will arrive shortly. Many companies have also signed on to support Daydream, including Hulu, which will showcase VR programming, as well as newspapers like the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Guardian. It will also work with YouTube, Google Play, Street View, and other Google platforms, of course.

Google also highlighted Daydream-ready VR experiences like Star Chart VR, which lets you explore the solar system; Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which lets you explore the film's world; Danger Goat, which has you in search of a runaway goat; and Hunters Gate, where you blast your way through the town of Hunters Gate as you defend it from demon invasion.

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